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Re: The General Footy Thread

flares_and_an_anorak wrote:

Allow me to comfort you in your time of need BF. Firstly, I completely agree with your point about buying the title. It's been pretty much agreed you don't win fuck all in the modern game unless you spend and Arsenal have been the butt of those jokes for years. Now the Gunners are in a healthier financial position I'm sure they are only too pleased to join the gravy train which gave rise to most of United's success over the years, and placed City and Chelsea in loftier positions than their previous runt status deserved. If you can't beat em, join em. Heard that one?

Secondly, my point about Eto's shiteness was in direct reference to Bendtner's complete lack of value whatsoever and how the strength in depth argument has some obvious glaring flaws.

Walcott top scorer last season and England regular, sure thing for the World Cup if fit. No issue there. Wilshere already playing more games regularly than previous form would suggest, scorer of arguably the best team goal of the season already, England key man for World Cup and more talent in his turds than Cleverly could dream of. No issue there. Flamini spent several productive years in Italian football, arrived back seasoned and more disciplined, tactically aware, with more galvanised leadership qualities. Widely considered the most astute 'purchase' of the close season next to Ozil, and he didn't cost a thing.

Re: The General Footy Thread

Re: The General Footy Thread

Big Fella wrote:

Also how are Walcott (the most inconsistent Arsenal player of all time), Wilshere (out for most of last season and hasn't featured much this) and Flamini (couldn't get shut of him quick enough first time around now has barely unpacked his suitcase) big players for you?

Not sure Man Utd fans are in any position to question another teams midfield to be honest.

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Presto wrote:

Big Fella wrote:

Also how are Walcott (the most inconsistent Arsenal player of all time), Wilshere (out for most of last season and hasn't featured much this) and Flamini (couldn't get shut of him quick enough first time around now has barely unpacked his suitcase) big players for you?

Not sure Man Utd fans are in any position to question another teams midfield to be honest.

Presto, you've got this one wrong. He's questioning which players are big players for Arsenal. Even you're entitled to do that and your midfield is tripe.

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Fair point, BF. It is, however, quite a nice position we currently occupy. I just hope that we stay clear of injuries and continue the fine form that we're in. If we do, we should be challenging come May.

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Big Fella wrote:

No Dan, Arsenal cannot be taken seriously until they have won the league

This, 100%.

Every week and after every subsequent game, win or lose, pundits and fans are moving the goalposts somehow to undermine everything Arsenal do. Beat Dortmund and it will be, "They had blah blah players out so weren't as strong as before" just like the Bayern match. Beat United this Sunday and it will be, "United are having a poor start, they're a club in transition" or some such bollocks.

Although I don't often agree with BF he's bang on here - the only way to shut people up is to be top when the whistle blows at the end of game 38. Having said that, if Arsenal do win it I'm waiting for some mug like Graham Souness to point out they still haven't done it in Europe.

Some say football people are fickle, I say they're just a bunch of cunts.